Yahweh's Wife: Sex in the Evolution of Monotheism : A Study of Yahweh, Asherah, Ritual Sodomy and Temple Prostitution by Dr. Arthur Ide
Referencing biblical texts, Dr. Arthur Ide describes how Asherah, the last of the goddesses to survive in Judah/Ancient Israel, was systematically eliminated by Yahwistic priests intent upon a monotheistic religion.